LOGINCHAPTER EIGHTY-FIVEADRIAN’S POVI spent all night going through the file the PI sent to me. It was a really extensive file. It showed everything about Dominic from the day he was born to now. I spent a good amount of money to get the information.Dominic and Natheniel were half-brothers. Dominic was the illegitimate child hidden away from the world. He only came to the States after their father died. He and Nathaniel weren’t best of friends but they had a common enemy. Me.It was clear that all the attacks on Isabella and me were from Nathaniel. It wasn’t clear if he was just using Dominic or if they were actually a team.I had to be careful of how I handled my newfound information. I couldn’t make any rash decisions because Nathaniel was my business partner. It was clear he wanted me to crumble. He tipped off the FBI about money laundering at the hotel.I made sure the hotel was a clean business but there was no telling the lengths he would go to frame me. I was going to be one ste
CHAPTER EIGHTY-FOURISABELLA’S POVAfter falling asleep beside Adrian, his voice woke me up. He was talking on the phone. I could barely hear the words he was saying but I could see that he was angry.“What is it?” I asked.He was about to reply to me when his phone rang and he answered the call. “Tell me you have good news.” He said to the person on the other end. I couldn’t hear the person’s reply. “I hope it’s good.” The call ended and he went on his phone. I could see the shock on his face but I didn’t know what.“What is it?” I asked again.“The PI just called. He’s done with his investigation on Dominic.” He answered.“And?”“It’s nothing.” He shook his head. “Don’t worry about it. Go to your room and get proper sleep.”I could tell it was something big from his expression. He didn’t just want to tell me.“No.” I said. “Tell me. I want to be involved in this. Are you forgetting that this man kidnapped me twice? I want to know who he is.”“Go to sleep, Isabella. I’m going back
CHAPTER EIGHTY-THREEADRIAN’S POV“What is it?” I asked.He sighed before answering. “Our shipment that was supposed to come in today was seized. Apparently, they received an anonymous tip.”“That shipment is clean.” I stated.“I know and they know that but they have refused to release it.” He answered.“I’ll call someone.” I said.“Thats not all.”“What is it again?”“The hotel is being investigated for money laundering claims.”“What?” I yelled. “How?”“They received an anonymous tip. They're on their way there already.”I took a deep breath. “I’m on my way. There’s nothing to worry about. They won’t find anything because there’s nothing illegal going on at my hotel.”“Okay. I’ll meet you there, sir.” He said and hung up.“What happened?” Isabella asked.“There’s a problem at work.” I answered.“A big problem or a small problem?”“Hopefully a small one. I can’t afford for this to be bigger than it already is.”“You mentioned something illegal. Is this with the police or something?”
CHAPTER EIGHTY-TWOADRIAN’S POVAfter making sure Theo and Isabella were safe, I left the house. My guys had tried to track Dominic but he went ghost again. Julius was an easy catch so I sent them after him. He was being held in one of my warehouses.I tried to stay calm on the drive there. With the amount of rage flowing through me, I was bound to kill him. I needed to get some answers first so I calmed myself down.I got out of the car and walked inside the warehouse.“Wake him up.” I ordered. One of the men dumped a bucket of cold water on him and hit him until he finally regained consciousness.“What? Where am I?” He groaned.“I’m going to ask you some questions and whether you walk out of here alive or not depends on the answers you give me.” I said cutting straight to the chase.“Adrian.” He finally recognized me. “I swear to God, I don’t know anything. Let me go. Please.” He begged.I rolled up my sleeves and stepped forward. I grabbed his neck and threw a punch to his face. I
CHAPTER EIGHTY-ONEADRIAN'S POVI said I was going to let Sebastian handle Julius and Dominic but I couldn’t help but worry about Isabella. Even though I still had a week left of work in Spain, I tried to take care of everything so I could handle it from Chicago. I left Sebastian in charge and got back on the jet to fly straight to Chicago.When I landed and got to the house, the sun was just rising. Theo and my mum were coming down the stairs when I got in.“Daddy, I missed you.” Theo threw himself at me.“I missed you too, Theo.” I smiled.“I thought you weren’t going to be back until next week.” My mum said as she hugged me.“That was the plan but I couldn't just be there after what happened.” I answered truthfully. “Where’s Isabella?”“She wasn't in her room so we came downstairs to see if she was already up.” She said as we walked into the living room.Isabella wasn't awake as my mum had thought. She was asleep on the couch and it looked like she had slept there intentionally.“
CHAPTER EIGHTYISABELLA’S POVI was still in a state of shock by the time I’d gotten to Adrian’s house. What if he hadn’t called me? What if I had refused to take his call? I would have been shot and nobody would have found my killers. I was sure of it.I still couldn’t believe that Julius had a hand in it. Did the breakup hurt him that much that he wanted to kill me? Even though he had been the one to end things between us.After an hour of staying at Adrian’s house, his mother and Theo joined me. “Are you okay, love?” Vivian asked.“No.” I shook my head. I didn’t want to lie. “I almost died.”“But you didn’t.” She squeezed my hands gently. “You’re okay now. Adrian will take care of it.”“I should have listened to him.” I cried. “I shouldn’t have met up with Julius. He warned me. I was angry at him and it clouded my thinking and it almost cost me my life.”“You’re okay now.” She hugged me. “It’s alright. You just wanted to get answers.”“I should have listened to him. I can’t believ
CHAPTER TWENTY SEVENISABELLA’S POVI didn’t even have the time to explain anything else. It was immediately ringing in my ears when I got the call from Cassie saying there was a fire in the bookstore.I ran out of the ice cream shop with Adrian and Theo. I quickly hailed a cab and got in with both
CHAPTER TWENTY SIXADRIAN’S POVSomething shifted immediately I held my son in my arms. I had been thinking about what I was going to do if I met him but standing there I didn’t have a clue what to do.He was scared of me. I could tell. “Hi, son.” I said and he immediately started crying. I didn’t
CHAPTER TWENTY FOURADRIAN’S POVI hung up the phone and turned to face Isabella’s mother. “Do you believe me now?”She was still in shock. “I can’t believe my daughter would hide something like that from me. She has a son. I have a grandson. No wonder she was in such a hurry to leave the country t
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREEISABELLA’S POV I woke up with a bad migraine. For some reason, I couldn’t stop crying during the night. I was beginning to develop a fever. I slept in a little because I made the decision that I wouldn’t go to work. Cassie and Ben could handle everything for the day.I got out







